Regular Member October Posted March 4, 2020 Regular Member Share Posted March 4, 2020 Any update Jiveturkey? you should be approaching the 9 month mark now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jiveturkey82 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi Everyone, Sorry for the delay in posting as I know some people rely on these updates for decision making (like I did). At first it was just slight disappointment that caused the lag and put me off to posting, then things just got crazy in the world recently. Again, apologize for the lack of updates. At this point, I believe I am 18 months in... The front is a lot more thin than I expected...I have to put some thought into it. However, when it is dry and a bit longer it looks ok. When it is wet you can definitely see through it. As illustrated below. I've also included some pictures at a 1 clip (please excuse the covid cut). All in all, I would give it a B-. Would I do it again? Probably, maybe about 1k more grafts if it was possible to increase the density. At least it helps frame my face better now, as it would be a lot higher of a hair line if I didn't do it. On most days if I keep it dry and don't brush it up too high, it looks decent. I look a lot younger after the procedure then I did before and most people don't notice or have forgotten entirely. However, I definitely have to be thoughtful about it. I did not get the results shown on the sites or Youtube, that is for sure. Pictures - Front: normal lighting, dry Front: harsh lighting, Front: harsh lighting and wet. Right side - definitely harvested heavily....however scarring itself is not noticeable. Back - harvested heavily Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jiveturkey82 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 16, 2020 Here's another picture from a more normal angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member aaron1234 Posted October 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 16, 2020 This is not a bad result at all for 2K grafts considering the large area covered, you probably got a good yield and the hairline looks natural. The wet pics do show why staggering the grafts would have provided a better illusion of density than vertical rows. All in all, you're in a good position going forward. Congrats! Dr. G: 1,000 grafts (FUT) 2008 Dr. Paul Shapiro: 2,348 grafts (FUT) 2009 ~ 1,999 grafts (FUT) 2011 ~ 300 grafts (Scar Reduction) 2013 Dr. Konior: 771 grafts (FUT) 2015 ~ 558 grafts (FUT) 2017 ~ 1,124 grafts (FUE) 2020 My Hair Transplant Journey with Shapiro Medical Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member jimcraig152 Posted October 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 16, 2020 Thanks for the update. Out of curiosity, did you say "NO" to allowing Dr. Diep to use your procedure for marketing? I answered "NO". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member giegnosiganoe Posted October 16, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 16, 2020 How does the left side of your donor area look compared to the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huncholini Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 IMO it's an ok result, the other Diep results I've seen online sort of lead me to believe that every one of his patients end up with a really dense result but I don't see that here. The donor also looks a little concerning, almost over harvested, especially on the sides, that might be because you keep your hair very short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jiveturkey82 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2020 22 hours ago, giegnosiganoe said: How does the left side of your donor area look compared to the right? Left side was not harvested...he doesnt go all the way around. I guess there's a positive in that I have an unharvested area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jiveturkey82 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2020 7 hours ago, Huncholini said: IMO it's an ok result, the other Diep results I've seen online sort of lead me to believe that every one of his patients end up with a really dense result but I don't see that here. The donor also looks a little concerning, almost over harvested, especially on the sides, that might be because you keep your hair very short. Yeah, the same sentiment here. I think it was just expecting too much after seeing others. However, I think I have thin diameter hair compared to other asians, which makes their results look more full. Also, I agree that the area on the right was harvested a bit heavily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jiveturkey82 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 17, 2020 I will say though, looking at earlier pictures of myself there's definitely a huge improvement. I guess I sort of forgot where I started... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Britanium Posted October 17, 2020 Senior Member Share Posted October 17, 2020 It’s a great improvement from where you started. Yes you could get another procedure and boost it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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